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Skibo

Flat Axehead (Bronze)

Site Name Skibo

Classification Flat Axehead (Bronze)

Alternative Name(s) 'Migdale Hoard'

Canmore ID 14652

Site Number NH78NW 19

NGR NH 73 89

NGR Description NH c. 73 89

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Dornoch
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Sutherland
  • Former County Sutherland

Archaeology Notes

NH78NW 19 c. 73 89

See also NH69SW 22.

An early Bronze Age flat-axe (Type Bb) from Skibo (NH 73 89) is in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland )National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS, Accession no. DA 117).

J M Coles 1971.

(Unclassified flat axe). Single find. Flat axe, badly corroded, brown; length 110mm, butt 24mm, cutting edge 57mm, weight 205 gms. NMAS DA 117.

P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.

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